[A solitary verse on Swamy Deshika]

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SrI:

SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:

Dear SrI VaishNavas,

 

The verses composed by our SrI CG Balaji are

wonderful. When I read his verses, I can clearly

make out that they are outpourings of his

sincere dedication and devotion towards AachArya.

I take this opportunity to convey my heartfelt

appreciations to him. His composition on

HH SrImath praRavAkkOTTai ANDavan swAmi in various

chitra-banda verses are wonderful. He is really

blessed.

 

Thanks & Regards

naidhruva mAdabhUshi S. HARI rAmAnuja dAsan (mshari)

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Balaji CG <balaji.cg wrote:

Swamy Deshikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam !!!

 

Following is a solitary verse in English on our Swamy Deshika. The idea has

been borrowed from one of the great Sanskrit poets of yester centuries. In

the Sanskrit original the poet is extolling Sriman Narayana, while this

English version of it extols His ghanta avatharam.

 

He whose eyes shine like the Sun and the Moon

Adorn him we do, on the preceptoral lotus throne

At his divine lotus feet, while we supplicate

Pray we for nothing, but, a glance with his eye on left

 

The two beautiful eyes of our Swamy are compared to the Sun and the Moon.

They are indeed bright and shine forth with lustre due to his immense Brahma

jnanam. His eyes are indeed powerful as they have the capacity to free one

of all his sins and to make him adopt the path of self-surrender. One

benevolent glance with his eyes stand no match even for glances with three

eyes of Rudra, eight eyes of Brahma or even a thousand eyes of Indra (Ref.

Subhashitaneevi of Swamy Deshika).

We indeed adorn this great an acharya of ours on the preceptoral lotus

throne. We now enjoy his beautiful posture with his fingers on the right

hand adorning the jnanamudra while his left hand enshrines the Srikosham.

After enjoying this beautiful panorama, we supplicate at his divine lotus

feet in an act of self-surrender. Doing so, we pray for nothing but just one

benevolent glance with his left eye.

 

The first three lines convey quite a beautiful intent but the charm of the

verse lies in the last line. The original poet's imagination is indeed most

beautiful. Our Swamy's eyes here are compared to the Sun and the Moon. He is

here imagined to be seated on a beautiful lotus. A glance with the left eye

would mean that the moon's cool glances are being shed upon the Lotus. A

lotus blooms with the rays of Sun falling upon it and at the same time

closes itself with the rays of the Moon falling upon it. This way, it is

intended that while we are imploring at his divine feet, the lotus should

close in and make us eternal prisoners at his lotus feet, so much so that

even if one wishes to come out of it, it should not be possible to do so.

 

vAzhi vyAkhyAmuddirak kai !!!

vedAnthasUri charaNau sharaNam prapadye !!!

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

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